V Purushothaman, the Governor of Mizoram, had resigned after he was transferred to Nagaland in July this year.

Dikshit, who served as Delhi Chief Minister from 1998 to 2013, was appointed Kerala governor in March just before the model code of conduct came into force for the Lok Sabha polls.

Sheila Dikshit is the eighth governor to resign since NDA came to power

Sheila had met President, Union Home Minister before quitting

There were reports that she may be transferred to Mizoram

She was appointed Kerala governor in March this year

Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan had also resigned after shifted to Mizoram

There were indications that Dikshit may be next in line to be transferred to Mizoram, a state where Sankarnarayanan and Kamla Beniwal were shunted out to.

87-year-old Beniwal, who had a running battle with a running battle with then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi when she was governor of the state, took charge as Mizoram Governor but was sacked after a month by the NDA government.